diff --git a/services/web/docker-compose.yml b/services/web/docker-compose.yml
index 1417c63b71..c979212bce 100644
--- a/services/web/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/services/web/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ services:
       - .:/overleaf/services/web
       - ../../node_modules:/overleaf/node_modules
       - ../../libraries:/overleaf/libraries
+    user: node
     working_dir: /overleaf/services/web
     env_file: docker-compose.common.env
     environment: